Chapter 7 of Aunt Jane is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Aunt Jane is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in. Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair. He glanced at the absorbed face. "You find her attractive?" he said dryly. The young man stared at him.
Chapter 7 of Aunt Jane is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading “He glanced at the absorbed face.”
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “"You find her attractive?" he said dryly.”
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading “"You find her attractive?" he said dryly.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The young man stared at him.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “The young man stared at him.”
In this reading “The young man stared at him.”
In this reading “The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.”
In this reading “He glanced at the absorbed face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading He glanced at the absorbed face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at the absorbed face.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading "You find her attractive?" he said dryly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "You find her attractive?" he said dryly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You find her attractive?" he said dryly.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced at the absorbed face.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You find her attractive?" he said dryly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young man stared at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man stared at him.
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From this reading Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You find her attractive?" he said dryly.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The young man stared at him.
not in physical motion
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Medfield grunted and stirred a little in his chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light of the reddish, shining hair was still in his face as he came in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You find her attractive?" he said dryly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man stared at him.
Chapter 7 of Aunt Jane by Jennette Lee holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 425 sentences of Aunt Jane, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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